Zulu Alpha (foaled February 8, 2013 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020

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Career

Zulu Alpha's first race was on October 20, 2015, at

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where he came in second. Returning to the United States, he picked up his first win on July 18, 2017, at

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. He won again that month at the same track. His 2017 season ended with a third-place finish in the

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. His 2018 season saw him come in third place at the Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap on March 24. He picked up some wins during the summer in allowance optimal claiming races and earned his biggest victory at that time in the G3

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on October 18. His 2019 season was his breakthrough year. He started off the season with a win in the G3

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on January 26. His next race on March 2, 2019, also ended in a victory when he won the G2

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. He came in third place in the G2

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on April 20, 2019 and finished second in the G1

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. He then won his last race of the 2019 season, capturing the G3 Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes. Zulu Alpha began his 2020 season with his biggest win to date by winning the January 25th, 2020 G1

. In the

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, Zulu Alpha was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world.

Pedigree

References

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